Definition of Stage director

1. Noun. Someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a stage show.

Specialized synonyms: Art Director
Generic synonyms: Director, Theater Director, Theatre Director

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stage Director

stage-phoner
stage-phoners
stage-struck
stage-whisper
stage-whispered
stage-whispering
stage-whispers
stage ball
stage business
stage crew
stage dancing
stage direct
stage direction
stage directions
stage director (current term)
stage diving
stage divings
stage door
stage effect
stage fear
stage fright
stage left
stage manager
stage mechanical
stage micrometre
stage mom
stage mother
stage name
stage names

Literary usage of Stage director

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Folio (1882)
"... And tossed the goblet high in the air, At a sign from the stage director. Her garment« hung from her lissome form In folds that were soft and flowing; ..."

2. On the Art of the Theatre by Edward Gordon Craig (1912)
"x- I PLAYGOER And you consider that the stage-director is a craftsman and ... STAGE-DIRECTOR When he interprets the plays of the dramatist by means of his ..."

3. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1906)
"The stage-director looked volumes, but he was too staggered to retort, ... The stage-director cut them short with a mighty sneer, then snorted forth to the ..."

4. Play Production in America by Arthur Edwin Krows (1916)
"CHAPTER IX stage directorS THE stage director is the officer in charge of everything back of the curtain before the opening performance. ..."

5. Play Production in America by Arthur Edwin Krows (1916)
"CHAPTER IX stage directorS THE stage director is the officer in charge of everything back of the curtain before the opening performance. ..."

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